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US 2019/0337087 A1Published application
Low-cost friction stir processing tool
AssigneeMazak Corporation
InventorsQingyuan Liu, Russell J. Steel, Rodney Dale Fleck
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Abstract
A friction stir processing (FSP) tool includes a working material. The working material has a matrix phase and a particulate phase. The matrix phase includes tungsten and an alloy material. The particulate phase is located within the matrix phase, and the particulate phase has an indentation hardness less than 45 GPa.
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A FSP tool, comprising:
- a working material including:
- a matrix phase including tungsten and an alloy material;
- and
- a particulate phase located within the matrix phase, the particulate phase having an indentation hardness less than 45 GPa.
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A method of manufacturing a FSP tool, the method comprising:
- mixing a particulate precursor with a tungsten precursor and an alloy precursor to form a mixture, the particulate precursor including particles having an indentation hardness less than 45 GPa;
- sintering the mixture at a sintering temperature greater than 1000° C. and a pressure greater than 2.0 GPa;
- alloying the tungsten precursor and alloy precursor to form a matrix phase including a tungsten alloy;
- and
- embedding the particulate precursor as a particulate phase in the matrix phase.
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A FSP tool comprising:
- a pin tool including a working material that includes:
- a matrix phase including a tungsten-rhenium alloy;
- and
- a particulate phase located in the matrix phase, the particulate phase having an indentation hardness less than 45 GPa.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.